# On 20 April 1926, PAOK’s first memorandum of association was approved on order No. 822 by the Thessaloniki Court of First Instance.

# The first emblem of PAOK depicted a four-leaf clover and a horseshoe. The leaves were green and above them were the initials of the word PAOK. The unforgettable Kostas Koemtzopoulos came up with this idea, inspired by his brand of cigarettes

# On 12 December 1926, PAOK played the first official encounter of their history against Nea Genia and prevail 3-1.

# On 5 September 1928, PAOK signed their first professional contract in Greece, stipulating that footballer Raymond Etienne transferred from Pera Club.

# On 12 December 1929, PAOK laid the foundation stone for their home ground at Syntrivani. On 5 June 1932, they held their first encounter in their new stadium, defeating Iraklis 3-1.

# In 1937 PAOK claimed their first Thessaloniki league.

# In 1939, goalkeeper Nikos Sotiriadis became the first PAOK player to earn a cap for Greece national team.

# On 28 May 1939, PAOK played their first Greek Cup final, losing 2-1 to AEK at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium.

# On 17 July 1952, PAOK and Panionios played the first evening match in Thessaloniki under floodlights.

# In 1965-66, PAOK made their debut in European competition, Austrian side Wiener being their first opponent for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. The first home encounter took place at Kaftanzoglio.

# On 31 May 1959, PAOK held their last official match at Syntrivani Ground.

# On 6 September 1959, PAOK inaugurated Toumba Stadium with an encounter against AEK.

# On 19 March 1967, Toumba Stadium registered more than 30.000 spectators (31.504 to be exact) for PAOK’s 2-0 victory over Olympiacos.

# On 20 May 1970, PAOK played their first evening match at Toumba, a friendly 0-0 with mighty AC Milan.

# On 5 July 1972, 34.831 spectators watched PAOK win their first title. The “Double-Headed Eagle” prevailed 2-1 over Panathinaikos at Karaiskakis Stadium in the Greek Cup final, courtesy of a brace by Giorgos Koudas.

# In 1973-74, PAOK enjoyed their best ever European campaign, eliminating Legia Warszawa and overpowering Olympique Lyonnais. They reached the Cup Winners’ Cup quarterfinals, where they succumbed to holders AC Milan.

# On 16 September 1975, PAOK recorded one of their biggest wins in their European history. The troops of Gyula Lóránt defeated FC Barcelona 1-0, Giorgos Koudas netting the only goal of the encounter.

# The attendance record at Toumba Stadium stands at 45.252 spectators and was registered on 19 December 1976, with the goalless draw against AEK.

# On 18 July 1979, a new limited liability football company was founded under the name “Panthessalonikios Athliticos Omilos Konstantinoupoliton”, with the registered title “PAOK PAE” and a starting share capital of 37,1 million drachmas. First president of the new company was late Giorgos Pantelakis.

# Giorgos Koudas tops the list of most appearances for PAOK. The “Great Alexander” wore the black-and-white shirt 504 times. Kostas Iosifidis is second in that list with 397 games played and Giannis Gounaris trails with 376.

# Stavros Sarafis is the top scorer of the club with 136 goals to his name. Giorgos Koudas has netted 134 goals for PAOK and Dimitris Salpingidis 90.

# In 2003, PAOK won the Greek Cup in their home, Toumba Stadium, prevailing 1-0 over Aris thanks to a strike by Giorgos Georgiadis.

# In 2017, PAOK won their first trophy in 14 years, with a 2-1 victory over AEK Athens in Panthessaliko Stadium of Volos, Biseswar and Henrique netting the goals.

# The “Double-Headed Eagle” successfully defended their Greek Cup trophy in 2018, prevailing 2-0 over AEK in the Olympic Stadium of Athens. For the first time ever, PAOK have back-to-back titles to show for.

#In 2019,the “Double-Headed Eagle” makes history by winning unbeaten the Greek Championship after 34 years, at the same time successfully wins for a third consecutive year the Greek Cup winners title prevailing 1-0 once again over AEK in the Olympic Stadium of Athens ,thus achieving the first double of his history.

One year away from winning trophies was enough. In 2021, PAOK returned strongly, winning another Greek Cup, their eighth, beating Olympiacos 2-1, with goals from Vieirinha and Krmencik.

#In 2022, PAOK reached the quarter-finals of a European competition for the first time in its history, in the newly formed UEFA Europa Conference League, in the 2021-22 season. After a dream run, they were eliminated by Marseille with two defeats (2-1 and 0-1).

#In the 2023-2024 season, PAOK repeated an unforgettable journey, again reaching the last eight of the UEFA Europe Conference League, where it was eliminated by Club Brugge (1-0 and 0-2). PAOK became the first Greek team to collect 16 points in a group stage of a European tournament, while remaining undefeated for 12 consecutive games in their European commitments.

#On May 19, 2024, PAOK were crowned champions of Greece for the fourth time in its history in the most thrilling and ambiguous championship that has ever been held (apparently until the next one). The title was decided in the last game with PAOK beating Aris 1-2, away from home, with goals from Brandon Thomas and Taison. PAOK collected, in the regular season, 60 points in 26 matches, with the best attack (66 goals) and the best defense (21 goals). They collected the most points in the Play Offs (20 in 10 games), recorded the most productive attack, even scoring goals from all areas (87 the number), maintained the best defense (34 goals) and the best goal difference.